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What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program
ByLara Jakes June 17, 2025

Since shortly after it was founded in 1948, Israel has been intent on building a nuclear program to ensure its survival.

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Underground Halls at Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Site Suffered ‘Direct Impacts’ From Israel Strikes, U.N. Atomic Watchdog Says
ByMatthew Mpoke Bigg June 17, 2025

The International Atomic Energy Agency had initially said that the Friday attack had destroyed the aboveground part of the Natanz fuel enrichment plant, but its latest statement indicates more significant damage.

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How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel
ByJonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti and Ronen Bergman June 17, 2025June 18, 2025

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.

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‘I’ll Never Try Again’: For Some Gazans, Seeking Aid Is Just Too Risky
ByRawan Sheikh Ahmad and Abu Bakr Bashir June 17, 2025June 18, 2025

The Gaza health ministry said that more than 50 Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, and 20 on Monday, as they waited at food distribution sites.

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Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran
ByChristina Goldbaum June 17, 2025

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site Is Deep Underground
ByHelene Cooper, Eric Schmitt and Samuel Granados June 16, 2025June 18, 2025

Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound bomb capable of reaching the facility and the bomber that can carry it.

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How Tough Is Iran? A String of Military Losses Raises Questions.
ByVivian Yee June 16, 2025

Iran is often portrayed as one of the world’s most dangerous actors, but with its attacks on Iranian defenses, nuclear sites and proxy militias, Israel has exposed a compromised and weakened adversary.

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Walls Are Put Up Walls Around Israeli Displays at French Weapons Show
ByLara Jakes and Aurelien Breeden June 16, 2025

Israel called the move “outrageous.” A French official said Israeli companies were defying an agreement not to display so-called offensive weapons.

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France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State
ByRoger Cohen June 16, 2025

The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.

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Israel Diminished Iran’s Air Defenses in Rounds of Strikes
ByAdam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer June 15, 2025

Since last year, Israel forces have repeatedly hit Iran’s defenses. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had worked to “peel off the layers of protection” of Iranian defenses.

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